Felt batt



Oct. 25, 1921 1,647,022

H. M. SCOTT FELT BATT Filed Feb. 26, 1927 ATTORNE Patented Get. 25, 19237 PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY M. SCOTT, OF CHICKASI-IA, OKLAHOMA.

FELT BATT.

Application filed February 26, 1927.

This invention relates to a felt batt and is more particularly directed to a filling for seat cushions of automobiles.

An object of the invention is the provision of a batt adapted to be formed of a strip of felt which is folded 111 a partlcular manner so that no seams will be noted in the felt,'the batts being adapted to be filled into fluted cushions by means of filler tools now in use by automobile body manufacturers. I

A further object of the invention is the provision of a batt formed of a single strip of felt and folded in such a manner that no seams will appear and that no part of the batt will become unfolded or separated from the rest, a piece of gummed paper strip being inserted between certaln of the folded sections of the felt for maintalnmg the sections in position.

This invention will be best understood from a consideration of the follownig detailed description in view of the accompany ing drawing forming a part of the specification; nevertheless, it is to be understood that the invention is not confined to the d1sclosure, being susceptible of such changes and modifications which shall define no maternal departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claim.

Figure 1 is a View in perspective of a strip of felt in the first stages of folding.

Figure 2 is a view in perspective of a strip of felt showing a second stage of the folding with a piece of gummed paper ap plied thereto, v

Figure 3 is a view 1n perspect ve d1sclosing the third stage of the folding of the felt.

Figure 4 is a view in perspective of the completed batt constructed according to the principles of my invention.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 10 designates a strip or sheet of felt having a section 11 folded upon the main body 12 of the felt along an edge as 1nd1- cated at 13.

The unfolded section 14 is bent along the line as indicated by the fold 15. The section 14 is placed in overlapping relation on Serial No. 171,357.

the section 11 with the edge 16 of the section 14 terminating midway of the edges 13 and 15 of the folded sections 11 and 12.

A strip of paper 17 which is provided bent intermediate their ends as shown at 18 with the outer or unexposed face of the section 11, being placed in overlapping relation with the outer face of the section 14. Since the folded sections 11 and 12 are bent along the line midway of the edges 13 and 15, the section 14 has a small section 19 bent upon itself with its outer free edge being disposed adjacent the inner edge 20 of the gummed strip 17 The two angularly disposed portions of the overlapped sections of the felt as shown in Figure 3 are forced into overlapping relation with each other so that the previously disposed face of the section 11 is pressed into contact with the outer gummed surface of the strip 17 to provide for a batt generally designated by the numeral 21 in F igure 4-. The forming of the batt in the manner just described provides for a folded strip of felt in which aseam formed from the last fold is located at the center of the batt instead of at an edge so that the batt will wear longer and will not break down under strain. The batt further makes it impossible for the workmen to insert the batt by the usual filler tools in an improper manner.

I claim:

A felt batt formed of a single strip of felt, a portion of the felt being folded upon the main body with one edge of the folded portion terminating short of the opposite edge to provide a pair of overlapped sections, the remaining portion of the felt being folded over the first mentioned edge for embracing said free edge, the folded sections being again folded midway of the edges so that the second mentioned free edge of the strip of felt will be embraced by the folded overlapped sections and a strip of gummed paper located between the last mentioned folded portions.

HARRY M. SCOTT 

